Who We Are

Westmead Medical Research Foundation is governed and supported by a dynamic, highly-skilled and well-connected Board of Directors. Each member of the Board is passionately involved in the success of the Foundation.

Our History

Westmead Medical Research Foundation (WMRF) opened in 1990 to support the life-saving medical research and health care at Westmead.

In 2010, WMRF signed a historic agreement with Sydney West Area Health Services (SWAHS) that positioned the Foundation as the primary fundraiser for Westmead Hospital.

The collaborative efforts between Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research are long-standing. Together, researchers from both facilities have developed new treatments and therapies that benefit not just the patients at Westmead, but people all around the world.

Today, WMRF continues to support the world-leading health care and research at Westmead Hospital and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research.

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Board Members

Chair
Mr Richard Alcock, AO

WMRF Board Chair since February 2018.

Vice Chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch since 2017.

Western Sydney Local Health District Board Chair since August 2016.

In 2017, Mr Alcock was awarded the Officer (AO) in the General Division, for distinguished service to the community, particularly through health management roles, and to the law, corporate governance, and higher education organisations.

Prior to his appointment to the SCHN board, Mr Alcock was a director of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and acted as deputy chairman and chairman of its Finance and Performance Committee.

Mr Alcock has been Managing Director and Co-Head of Transport, Infrastructure, Power & Utilities at Merrill Lynch Markets (Australia) Pty Limited from 2007.

Mr Alcock was a corporate lawyer for 25 years with Allens Arthur Robinson; he worked in Sydney, Singapore and Jakarta, was made a senior partner, head of Governance, and chairman of the Ethics Committee.

He is also a director of both the UNSW Foundation Limited and Art Exhibitions Australia Limited.

Director Corporate Communications, Western Sydney Local Health District

Company Secretary
Mr Ray Horne

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Staff Members

Head of DevelopmentJoe Conneely

Company Secretary
Ray Horne

Relationship Manager
Alison Whittaker

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Click on the logos below to read more about the outstanding work happening at these two great organisations.

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Reports

Westmead Medical Research Foundation meets all legislative reporting requirements with both the Australian Charities & Not for profits Commission (ACNC), and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).